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Can I ask what your condition is, and what you have done about it? I agree it is best to consider the underlying cause, but sometimes that isn't feasible. Take

Can I ask what your condition is, and what you have done about it? I agree it is best to consider the underlying cause, but sometimes that isn't feasible. Take psychosomatic pain, which is a massive issue, but very misunderstood by doctors and patients alike. It is arguably the largest cause of chronic pain, and yet there is virtually no information or research on it, and patients are mostly left up to themselves. A few figure it out themselves, or discover John Sarno's books, but the majority are just given painkillers.

colordrops 10y ago
I'm not the OP, but I've been living with excruciating neck pain due to degenerated cervical vertebrae and disks, and I've tried everything for the last 10 years, including pain killers, 4 years of chen style tai chi (was very martial, probably made it worse), 2 rounds of physical therapy, strength and cardio training, a standing desk, supplements, etc. Nothing worked - until a coworker introduced me to Mysore Ashtanga Yoga. It's like magic - my neck pain is almost completely gone. The yoga is very strenuous, and there is a ton of bending of the spine. It hurt a lot at first, and I got a lot of numbness in my arms and hands. But after about two months it all went away. It's amazing. It's not a cure though. A couple days without practice and the pain is back. Not as intense, but it's there. The practice must be daily.
- knight17 10y ago
  Is this type of Yoga (Mysore) self-learnable or do you recommend to learn from someone who knows it well?
  - maxxxxx 10y ago
    Go to a teacher and make sure that teacher is a responsible person. I did Ashtanga for a while and some teachers have the tendency to force people into positions they are either not ready for or should probably never do. And when someone gets injured they are told to work through it. This often works but sometimes it makes things much worse.
  - colordrops 10y ago
    As the other person responded, absolutely find a certified teacher, do not try this on your own. The teacher directory: http://kpjayi.org/teachers-directory http://kpjayi.org/teachers-directory
- phaefele 10y ago
  Did you try an inversion tableÉ I went from shuffling around with lower back pain to fixed in about 6 weeks.
  - colordrops 10y ago
    No, I'll look into it.
Mz 10y ago
If you are genuinely curious, it is trivially easy to find out my diagnosis and get a general idea of what I do to manage it. It is also trivially easy to find contact info and engage me elsewhere, not on HN. I have no plans to discuss it further in this thread.
- cpncrunch 10y ago
  I actually searched your blog for "pain" and "chronic pain" and didn't come up with anything, so I don't think it's "trivially easy", hence the reason I posted. Due to your attitude, I'm not really interested in pursuing it further though.

colordrops 10y ago

I'm not the OP, but I've been living with excruciating neck pain due to degenerated cervical vertebrae and disks, and I've tried everything for the last 10 years, including pain killers, 4 years of chen style tai chi (was very martial, probably made it worse), 2 rounds of physical therapy, strength and cardio training, a standing desk, supplements, etc. Nothing worked - until a coworker introduced me to Mysore Ashtanga Yoga. It's like magic - my neck pain is almost completely gone. The yoga is very strenuous, and there is a ton of bending of the spine. It hurt a lot at first, and I got a lot of numbness in my arms and hands. But after about two months it all went away. It's amazing. It's not a cure though. A couple days without practice and the pain is back. Not as intense, but it's there. The practice must be daily.

knight17 10y ago
Is this type of Yoga (Mysore) self-learnable or do you recommend to learn from someone who knows it well?
- maxxxxx 10y ago
  Go to a teacher and make sure that teacher is a responsible person. I did Ashtanga for a while and some teachers have the tendency to force people into positions they are either not ready for or should probably never do. And when someone gets injured they are told to work through it. This often works but sometimes it makes things much worse.
- colordrops 10y ago
  As the other person responded, absolutely find a certified teacher, do not try this on your own. The teacher directory: http://kpjayi.org/teachers-directory http://kpjayi.org/teachers-directory
phaefele 10y ago
Did you try an inversion tableÉ I went from shuffling around with lower back pain to fixed in about 6 weeks.
- colordrops 10y ago
  No, I'll look into it.

Mz 10y ago

If you are genuinely curious, it is trivially easy to find out my diagnosis and get a general idea of what I do to manage it. It is also trivially easy to find contact info and engage me elsewhere, not on HN. I have no plans to discuss it further in this thread.

cpncrunch 10y ago
I actually searched your blog for "pain" and "chronic pain" and didn't come up with anything, so I don't think it's "trivially easy", hence the reason I posted. Due to your attitude, I'm not really interested in pursuing it further though.